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Salutary neglect was a very "hands-off" approach to the colonies by England. It was a method intended to keep the colonies favorably obedient to England. In the American colonies it, instead, fostered self-control and self-governance which led to the Revolutionary War.

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As a result of Englands policy of salutary neglect the colonies developed a?

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British policy of leaving the colonies alone?

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Which resulted from salutary neglect?

The colonies developed a merchant marine industry.


Who is salutary neglect?

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How do you use salutary neglect in a sentence?

Salutary neglect was a policy by the British government towards its American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves with little interference. An example sentence could be: "The policy of salutary neglect led to increased autonomy and prosperity in the American colonies before tensions arose leading to the Revolutionary War."